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A Msai warrior with his long braids and body coated with red ochre mixed with animal fat. He has put ochre dust round his eyes to enhance his appearance ready for a dance
Detail of a Msai warriors ear ornaments and other beaded or metal adornments. The Msai practice of piercing ears in adolescence and gradually elongating the lobes is gradually dying out
A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready
Kenya, Kajiado, lpartimaro. Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headdress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
Looking out from a game-viewing vehicle on a safari holiday
Watching Msai giraffe on a game drive while on a safari holiday. KEN2661
Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal turquoise sea standing on a white coral beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. A bushroad in the forest
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. Two Msai men
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara Region. A baobab
Africa, Tanzania, West Kilimanjaro. hiking with a Msai to a rock with Euphorbia
Africa, Tanzania, Manyara region, a Msai man near a baobab with his spear
A young Msai Warrior in the Ngorongoro Protected Area, Tanzania
A young Msai warrior holding a stick in the Ngorongoro Protected Area, Tanzania
Close-up portrait of a Msai warrior in the protected Ngorongoro area, Tanzania
A group of Msai wearing traditional "shukas"in a village near ArushaA group of Msai wearing traditional " shukas" in a village near Arusha, Tanzania
Portrait of a Msai woman wearing traditional beaded jewelry in a village near Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
africa, Tanzania, Tarangire National Park. Detail of the head and neck of a Msai Giraffe
africa, Tanzania, Loibortsoit area. A Msai man with traditional clothing and spear walking in the landscape at sunset
Masaai boy with cattle, Arusha, Tanzania
Lion in the rain (panthera leo) in the msai mara national reserve, kenya
Iconic Lion scarface (panthera leo) in the msaimara national reserve, kenya
Lion (panthera leo) in the msai mara national reserve, kenya
Elephant in the msai mara, Kenya
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. The landscape seen from the top of the Oldonyo Sambu
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. The landscape before the rain
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. A group of Impalas
Africa, Tanzania, Loiborsoit. A happy zebra
Two Msai men silhouetted on a hill at sunset
A young Msai herdsboy controls his familys cattle at the Sanjan River to prevent too many animals watering at the same time
Three Msai girls at Shimu la MunguThree Msai girls sit on the edge of Shimu la Mungu (a volcanic blow hole known as Gods hole ) with the extinct volcano, Kerimasi, in the distance
Msai youth with decorated faceBlack clothing and the intricate white patterns on the face of this Msai youth of the Kisongo section signify his recent circumcision
Msai - old and newOld and new. Dressed traditionally and carrying familiar wooden staff, two young men give hints that the lifestyle of younger Msai generations is changing gradually in Tanzania
Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve. Burchells zebra and wildebeest out on the plains of the Masai Mara
A Msai guide points out a wild animal to visitors on the verandah of their comfortable tent at Ol Seki Tented Camp in Masai Mara Game Reserve
A large gathering of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, listen to instructions from their chiefs and elders during a ceremony
A group of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, chat outside their traditional houses. These squat houses with rounded corners have roofs plastered with a mixture of soil and cow dung
A jovial group of Msai girls are chased by warriors during a ceremony
Two Msai women in traditional attire chat to each other
A Msai warrior blows a trumpet fashioned from the horn of a Greater Kudu. The strap is decorated with cowrie shells. Kudu-horn trumpets are only sounded to call men to arms or on ceremonial occasions
A back view of a Msai warrior resplendent with long ochred braids tied in a pigtail. This singular hairstyle sets him apart from other members of his society